{"id":5356,"date":"2020-02-19T18:41:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T22:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/?p=5356"},"modified":"2020-02-19T18:41:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T22:41:54","slug":"launch-of-grenada-invitational-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/19\/launch-of-grenada-invitational-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch Of Grenada Invitational 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 4th<\/sup>\u00a0annual Grenada Invitational was officially launched today, at the Radisson Beach Resort, St. George\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The Invitational\u2019s Athletes Liaison, Marvin Anderson, announced an impressive line-up of Olympians, World Champions and generally World Class Athletes who will compete here in Grenada, at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium on Saturday April 04th<\/sup>, 2020.<\/p>\n

Double Olympic medallists\u00a0Elaine Thompson<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kirani James<\/strong>\u00a0along\u00a0Yohan Blake<\/strong>\u00a0leads an impressive and exciting cast as the Road to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics makes its stop in Grenada.<\/p>\n

Other Grenadian athletes included in the cast are the 2019 World Champion in Javelin,\u00a0Anderson Peters<\/strong>\u00a0and Olympian\u00a0Lindon Victor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Other athletes named at the Wednesday\u2019s launch include;<\/p>\n

Briana Williams<\/strong>\u00a0(Double World Junior Champion 100m\/200m from Jamaica)<\/p>\n

Kendra Harrison<\/strong>\u00a0(World Record Holder 100MH from the USA)<\/p>\n

Tajay Gayle<\/strong>\u00a0(2019 World Champion Long Jump from Jamaica)<\/p>\n

Justin Gatlin<\/strong>\u00a0(Olympian and World Champion 100m\/200m from the USA)<\/p>\n

Blessings Okabare<\/strong>\u00a0(African record-holder in the 200m from Nigeria)<\/p>\n

Aaron<\/strong>\u00a0Brown\u00a0<\/strong>(Olympic Bronze medallist in Rio 2016 from Canada)<\/p>\n

Zharnel Hughes<\/strong>\u00a0(Anguillan-born sprinter who now represents Great Britain)<\/p>\n

Asafa Powell<\/strong>\u00a0(The Sub-10 King running under the ten-second mark in the 100m- ten times)<\/p>\n

The 4th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of the Grenada Invitational will include a segment of about 14 track and field events featuring Local\u00a0 (Grenadian Athletes) and a parade of Past Olympians, a fitting tribute in an Olympic year, to those who proudly represented Grenada in the Summer Olympics from 1984 to 2016.<\/p>\n

Tickets to the Grenada Invitational are now on sale:<\/p>\n

Online at- go2fete.com<\/p>\n

In St. George\u2019s \u2013 Grenadian Optical (Melville Street and Spiceland Mall)<\/p>\n

In St. George\u2019s \u2013 Duty Free Caribbean (Bruce Street Mall)<\/p>\n

In Grenville \u2013 Maxi\u2019s Bar<\/p>\n

On Saturday April 4th<\/sup>\u00a0gates to the Southern Caribbean\u2019s most exciting track and field meet will open at 2pm and the first event will run off at 3pm.<\/p>\n

Pictured (left to right)<\/div>\n
Kerlon Peters (Coordinator of Sports)<\/div>\n
Marvin Anderson (Athletes Liaison)<\/div>\n
Dexter Mitchell (Chairman, Grenada Invitational)<\/div>\n
Senator Norlan Cox – Minister of Sport, Culture and Youth Development<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Photo courtesy\u00a0\u00a0Nigel Layne<\/strong><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

World Class Athletes at a World Class Event in a World Class Venue!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dexter Mitchell<\/p>\n

403-1455<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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